TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION
TOURNAMENT INFO
Event: 3rd Annual 2025 Sling N’ Baits Bank Masters Catfish Tournament
Date: Saturday, July 26th, 2025
Competition Time/Hours: 9:00am - 7:00pm (9 hours)
Location: Milford Reservoir - Milford Lake, State Park
Address: 3612 State Park Rd, Milford, KS 66514
Lake Info: https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/Locations/Milford
*This is strictly a bank fishing only tournament, no boats, kayaks or watercraft will be allowed during competition. Participants will only be able to fish from the shoreline of the lake.
Tournament Payouts & Cash Prize Awards:
1st Place = $1,000
2nd Place = $500
3rd Place = $300
Largest Catfish = $200
Smallest Catfish = $100
*The following tournament payouts listed above are subject to change depending on the final count of entry submissions! All tournament payouts are based on a total number of entires. Any and all cash prizes may be adjusted proportionately based on the number of tournament entires at the discretion of the tournament director, which may include the lowering of tournament payouts.
Flathead Catfish Bonus Award:
Bonus Cash Prize = $100.00
Unfortunately we haven't yet seen a flathead catfish at the weigh-in scale during any of our pervious catfish tournaments, so starting 2025 we have designated a bonus cash prize for the team who catches the very first flathead catfish!
Raffle Prize Giveaway Drawing:
Raffle tickets will be given to each participant during check-in on tournament day. Raffle prize giveaway drawing will be held after the awards ceremony has ended.
Raffle Prizes List:
Last updated 01/13/25
(2) Catfish Rod’s
Sling N’ Baits Merch
ELIGIBILITY
*This fishing tournament competition is open to the general public. All ages are welcome to participate! Minors under the age of 18 are welcome to participate, but must be accompanied by an adult team captain, at least 18+ years old.
*Must be at least 18+ years old to register a team.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Individuals and/or duo (2 person) teams only.
2. All teams are required to have an designated team captain, at least 18+ years old.
3. All teams are required to read and fully understand all tournament rules. You can find a list of all tournament rules here: www.slingnbaits.com/tournamentrules
4. All participants ages 16+ are required to have a Kansas State issued fishing license to participate in fishing tournament event. If you're planning on using three (3) rods during the tournament, a State of Kansas issued 3-pole permit is also required.
5. A Kansas State Park daily parking permit is required for participation in this tournament event.
6. All tournament participants including minors are required to complete and sign a wavier & liability release form before participating in our fishing tournament competition. Wavier release forms will be available during check-in on tournament day.
TOURNAMENT SCORING
5 BEST CATFISH
Tournament scoring and standing will be determined by the total cumulative weight of each team’s five (5) largest catfish caught. A bonus cash prize will also be rewarded to the team’s who catch the largest and smallest catfish. All catfish brought to the weigh-in scale must be alive. Any dead catfish will not be counted or scored.
2025 Tournament Registered Teams List
The following teams on this list have completed the registration process successfully and reserved your entry into our 3rd Annual 2025 Sling N’ Baits Bank Masters Catfish Tournament at Milford Lake, on July 26th, 2025.
1. River Bank Dads - Raytown, Missouri
2. The Strasburgs - KC, Missouri
3. CatDaddyz - Wichita, Kansas
4. Zebco 888 Boyz - Wichita, Kansas
5. Voodoo Boys - Salina, Kansas
6. Hunting and Fishing with Dwayne - KC, Missouri
7. R&B - Fairbury, Nebraska
8. Oklahoma Dirtbags - OKC, Oklahoma
9. Fishin' for Trouble - Mulvane, Kansas
10. 2 Brothers Catfishing - Wichita, Kansas
11. XJ Anglers - Derby, Kansas
12. Kansas Backwoods Adventures - Hutchinson, Kansas
13. Wasted Kats - Garden City, Kansas
14. The Tailgaters - Montezuma, Kansas
15. Sasquatch Fishing - Towanda, Kansas
16. R&J - Garden City, Kansas
17. Slappin Pigs - Overbrook, Kansas
18. Colorado Catfishers - Springs, Colorado
19. Brown & Co. Adventures - Topeka, Kansas
20. Shad Slappers - Harper, Kansas
21. Hair Lip Larry Ladz - KC, Kansas
22. Double D - Saint Joseph, Missouri
23. No Mercy - Saint Joseph, Missouri
24. Catfish Boys - Downs, Kansas
25. Hog Snatchers - Garden City, Kansas
26. Rollin Fatties - Abilene, Kansas
27. Fat Boys Tackle - Hutchinson, Kansas
28. Tecumseh Brothers - Tecumseh, Kansas
29. Fish or Buzz - Wichita, Kansas
30. Catch n Cook - Wichita, Kansas
ONLINE REGISTRATION
*Please carefully read and review all tournament info and eligibility requirements before submitting your online registration form & entry fee.
*Online registration form should be completed on a smartphone, laptop or desktop computer, as some applicants have encountered viewing issues while using tablets.
*Please make sure you use an active email address that you regularly check. We will need to able to communicate with you and also send further instructions and other important information regarding the tournament event.
*All teams are required to register a team name. *Team names may not be changed after registration is completed. Prior to completing registration form, please view registered teams list below to prevent similar or alike team names. Please use language appropriate for adults and children of all ages. Sling N’ Baits will deny your registration in the event when we are reasonably confident that your team name constitute or include profanity, inappropriate languages, explicit sexual content, discrimination, violence or abuse against people or groups, racial slurs or any other “hate speech."
Entry Fee = $60.00 per team registration
+ Processing fee
*Entry fees are non—refundable, non-transferable and non-deferrable.
*This tournament event has a maximum participation capacity of 30 teams.
*Registration closes on June 26th, 2025 or when all placement slots are reserved.
*Must be at least 18+ years old to register a team.